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Mashhad [a] (Persian: مشهد; [mæʃˈhæd] ⓘ) [b] is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country [11] about 900 kilometres (560 miles) from Tehran. [12] In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district. [13]
1598 - Mashhad taken by forces of Abbas I of Persia; Uzbeks defeated. [7] 1722 - Afghan Abdalis in power. [7] 1726 - Mashhad besieged by Persian forces. [7] 1753 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani. [7] 1803 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Fath Ali Shah. [7] 1849 - Mashhad taken by forces of Husam al-Saltana. [12]
Many Jews of Mashhad, including the chief of the local Jewish community, Mullah Mahdi Aqajan, served as agents of the British government. [2] This fact, in addition to the recent withdrawal of Iran from Herat in 1838 under diplomatic pressure from the British government, created an increasingly hostile atmosphere towards the Jews in Mashhad.
Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad , which is also the capital of the Province. [ 3 ]
'Mosque of Seventy-two Martyrs') [1] since the Iranian Revolution, is a historic mosque located in Mashhad, Iran. It dates back to the Timurid period, and it is number 186 on the list of Iran's national heritage monuments. [1] Haftado Dotan Mosque is adjacent to the Imam Reza Shrine, a holy place for the Twelver Shi'ites. [2] [1]
Nearly a century passed before Mashhad's Jews started practicing their faith openly with the coming of the more liberal Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979). After World War II, most of them settled in Tehran , Israel , or New York City , [ 12 ] with 4,000 moving to the United States , where many ran successful jewelry and carpet businesses.
The Goharshad Mosque rebellion (Persian: واقعه مسجد گوهرشاد) took place in August 1935, [3] when a backlash against the westernizing and secularist policies of Reza Shah of the Pahlavi regime erupted in the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran. The incident is described as a "genocide".
The Mashhad al-Tabataba (Arabic: مشهد آل طباطبا) also known as the Mashhad al-Sharif al-Tabataba [1] is a 10th-century mausoleum located in Cairo, Egypt. [2] It was formerly located on the banks of the Ain el-Sira River, until it was relocated to the territory of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization as part of a restoration attempt.